Climate
Alexandria logs 11 hot days a year to Marsá Maţrūḩ's 91 — Alexandria wins by 80. Alexandria also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
Alexandria
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Marsá Maţrūḩ
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Alexandria averages 31.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Marsá Maţrūḩ's 13.4 µg/m³ (moderate) — Marsá Maţrūḩ breathes ~57% cleaner air (17.8 µg/m³ lower).
Alexandria
Marsá Maţrūḩ
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Alexandria (6.9M) and Marsá Maţrūḩ (191K) are 36x in population — Alexandria is the larger metro, Marsá Maţrūḩ the smaller; on land area Alexandria spans roughly 7.6x more ground.
Alexandria is roughly 17x the scale of Marsá Maţrūḩ
Combined population & area comparison
AlexandriaMarsá MaţrūḩCity Scale Rankings
Alexandria6.9M36xMarsá Maţrūḩ191K1xAlexandria439 km²7.6xMarsá Maţrūḩ58 km²1xAlexandria
Marsá Maţrūḩ
Who Thrives Here
Marsá Maţrūḩ is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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